It’s Father’s Day in an election year, which gets Clarence Page reminiscing about Barack Obama’s 2008 speech on Black fathers.
Clarence Page: Another Father’s Day, another election-year discussion on the state of the Black family
Category: Columnists
Elizabeth Shackelford: The far right makes unnerving gains in EU elections
The steady trend of increased support for a platform that had been on the fringes of European politics since World War II remains alarming.
Heidi Stevens: A reminder to give our kids the space to dream big about their one precious life — including who they’ll love
Part of the deal when we are gifted with kids is to love them exactly the way they are. That goes for our LGBTQ kids and our straight kids.
Daniel DePetris: Should the US increase its nuclear arsenal?
The United States is considering boosting its nuclear arsenal based on the questionable belief that it’ll deter Russia and China from increasing theirs.
Clarence Page: Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks in America? Could have fooled me.
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a would-be vice presidential nominee, raised eyebrows when he said Blacks were better off during Jim Crow.
Heidi Stevens: New book on women as America’s safety net is the perfect comeback to Harrison Butker’s eye roll of a commencement speech
America needs an actual social safety net that provides essential protections like health insurance, paid sick leave and paid family leave.
David Greising: With Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce support, is there hope for Bears stadium plan?
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and and World Business Chicago are the only major civic organizations to back the Bears’ stadium plans.
Clarence Page: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing gave us politics at its most paranoid
A House hearing on the response to COVID turned poignant when Dr. Anthony Fauci recounted how death threats have upended his life.
Daniel DePetris: When is the right time to talk about peace in Ukraine?
The war against Russia has depreciated for the Ukrainians. Moscow has regained more territory than Ukraine did during its entire counteroffensive in 2023.
Clarence Page: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory
In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston’s reparations law as discriminatory.